Electrificar aviones o barcos es difícil, hacen falta moléculas verdes

Decarbonizing sectors like maritime, aerial transportation, heavy road transportation, and industry is particularly challenging, requiring green molecules, green hydrogen, and biometane. The shipping company Maersk recently signed an agreement with the British company Anemo to install the first wind sail on a container ship. Decarbonizing and complying with environmental regulations pose a significant challenge for sectors that account for a third of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.

Global adoption of electric energy is the most widely chosen path for decarbonization by most activities. Tesla recently unveiled its first electric truck in Europe. However, not all sectors have the same ease of electrification, necessitating other technologies for decarbonization, although not all are equally developed or have the same costs at present.

According to Bain & Company's The Visionary CEO's Guide to Sustainability report, lagging sectors such as agriculture, industry, and materials, and natural capital, together representing around 37% of global greenhouse gas emissions, received less than 10% of total investment in 2025. Choosing between electrons and green molecules is not necessary, as they are complementary.

Electrons are preferable for sectors where electrification is more efficient, while green molecules will allow companies betting on electrification to reach others that currently use grey hydrogen, natural gas, or other fossil fuels, enabling continued growth in renewables, Carmen Vozmediano, director of Combined Cycle Power Plants and Green Hydrogen at Iberdrola, assured during a recent Spanish Energy Club event presenting the Moeve report "Why Europe Needs Green Molecules," and assured that the Iberian Peninsula is one of the regions with the most potential to lead green molecules in Europe.